Enrichment center to offer weekly meals, van outings

One Stroke Painting Classes will be offered at the Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center by Sharon Walsh.

The Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center takes great pride in giving back to the community.

For several years the center has offered a monthly dinner, recently adding forever popular bingo to the event. With the financial support from the Bierman Family the center will proudly offer a meal every Thursday at noon, beginning March 20. The Community Table will offer an opportunity to visit the center, enjoy a free-will offering meal, and stay for social time after wards.

The expression "it's more than a meal" is all part of this wonderful afternoon. It will include educational programs, local specialists to answer questions, games and so much more.

Through the years, it has been known that the socialization component is just as important as the meal itself. People need to be with people. They need to know that they are valued and loved. This program was created to meet those needs.

Throughout the next weeks, the center will be preparing the kitchen to meet all the requirements for food service, purchasing all the items needed to feed 50 to 75 people a week. With a start date of March 20, we certainly have our hands full.

We do require a reservation in order to prepare food from week to week. We ask that you call the center at 715-536-4226 by the Monday before. This will give us two full days to prepare food and arrange for staff and volunteers. The meal will be served at noon Thursdays with activities to follow at 1 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us.

The center isn't going to just stop there! With the generous donation from the Bierman Family we have also purchased a shuttle van that will arrive sometime mid-March. We are looking for your input in what your needs are for transportation. We will not offer any transportation within the city limits, that is already provided. This shuttle van will provide transportation to educational programs outside the area, visiting other centers, shopping and so much more. But in order for us to meet your needs, we need to know what they are. Please give us a call and share your thoughts with us.

This past month, the Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center introduced Sharon Welsh to the center as a One Stroke Painting instructor. The class are offered at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Please stop in and see the items that are scheduled for each week. Classes are limited to the first 12 to sign up.

Watch for a number of programs that will be offered at the center in months to come. "Meet and Greet" will be offered the first Friday of every month. March special guest will be City Administrator Dave Johnson. On the first Friday of every month, Movie Day at 12:30 p.m. at T.B. Scott Free Library is sponsored by the Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center and the library. Watch for the White House presentation by Dick Bettin in April.

For more information on any of the programs and services provided by the Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center please phone either Jane or Lorri and 715-536-4226.

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